{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Norwich Observer","provider_url":"https:\/\/norwichobserver.com","author_name":"CTK","author_url":"https:\/\/norwichobserver.com\/index.php\/author\/ctk\/","title":"On slush funds and Article 7 - Vote NO - Norwich Observer","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"p0azkNaby4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/norwichobserver.com\/index.php\/2022\/02\/24\/on-slush-funds-and-article-7-vote-no\/\">On slush funds and Article 7 &#8211; Vote NO<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/norwichobserver.com\/index.php\/2022\/02\/24\/on-slush-funds-and-article-7-vote-no\/embed\/#?secret=p0azkNaby4\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;On slush funds and Article 7 &#8211; Vote NO&#8221; &#8212; Norwich Observer\" data-secret=\"p0azkNaby4\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/norwichobserver.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/unnamed-file.jpg","thumbnail_width":474,"thumbnail_height":474,"description":"Posted this on the listserv on Wednesday. Thought I would also post it here. Norwich has had a slush fund for years. It\u2019s called the undesignated fund. VOTER approval is needed to spend that money. Under Article 7, the Selectboard is given control of up to $800,000 of that cash, limited by only an extremely broad purpose statement. Sadly, this shift in control from Voters to the Selectboard is not explicitly mentioned in the Board\u2019s video presentation on Article 7. Continue reading  &rarr;"}